The Globalist

Is China's trade surplus with the United States not such a menace after all?

How will the transatlantic relationship shape the global economy?

What does a leading scholar and author think of the pressure being put on Islam?

How does a former CIA director view the push for democracy in the Middle East?

How does an anthropologist view the debate over the increasingly complex role of women in Muslim countries?

What does Europe think of U.S. rhetoric against Saddam Hussein?

What does Germany’s Ambassador to the United States have to say about current U.S.-German relations?

Can a world free of poverty be realized simply by misusing exchange rate data?

Akbar Ahmed, former Pakistani High Commissioner to the United Kingdom, explains globalization’s surprising effect on traditional societies.

We remember this economist and teacher — who passed away in the summer of 2002 — by sharing his thoughts and predictions about the global economy.